Saab 9-3 Installation Instructions Manual

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2003‐2009Saab9‐3RemoteStarterInstallationInstructions

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FirstoffletmesaythatIassumeNOresponsibilityforyoudamagingyourvehicleduringthis

installationprocess.Thisshouldbeattemptedonlybypersonsfamiliarwithelectronicswhoare

comfortablemodifyingcircuitboardsandsolderingsmallwiresontosmallsurfacemounted

components.Ifyoudon’thaveaDMM(DigitalMulti‐Meter)andagoodfinetippedsoldering

iron,donotattemptthis.IhighlysuggestyoupurchaseausedISM(IgnitionSwitchModule)

fromajunkyardsothatyoucanalwaysreplaceyouroriginaloneifneeded.Theyarearound

$75andarebackwardscompatiblefrom2003‐2009.Ialsohighlysuggestyouobtainacopyof

theWISDVDfortheSaab9‐3.Thes

eareavailableonEBAYforabout$30.Thiswillgiveyou

instructionsonhowtoremovetheISMaswellasthecorrectwirecolorsandpin‐outsforyour

modelyear.Pleasereadallinstructionsbeforebeginning.

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OnceyouhaveyourspareISM(ororiginaloneifyou’rebrav

e),openit.Usesmalljewelers’flat‐

bladescrewdriverstoreleasealloftheclips.Insidetherewillbeacircuitboardalongwithouter

plasticpieces.Becarefulnottolosethecenterspringwhichisunderthekeyplunger.Ontothe

circuitboard.GentlyremovetheRFIDcoilantenna(blackplasticring)bysqueezingtheclips

whilepullingitupandoutofitssocket.Nowyouneedtocutthetracesonthetopandbottom

onthecircuitboardasshowninthepictures.CutthemwhereIhavedrawnthepinklines

acrossthetrace.Useanexacto‐knife.Verifyyouhavecontinuitybeforeandthennocontinuity

afterthecut.Thereare4tracestocut,1onthetopofthecircuitboardand3onthebottom.

NOTE:Theredwiresalo

ngwithcuttingthetracenexttotheredwiresareoptional,butI

recommendthemforsecurityastheSaabCIMonlychecksthekey’stranspondercodeonce

duringkeyinsertion.Thismeansthatafterthecarhasbeenremotestarted,theISMcanbe

turnedwithyourthumbtotheONpositionandthendrivenaway.Granted,athiefwouldstill

needtobreakthewindowtogetintothevehicle,butIlikedtheideaofextrasecurityto

preventanyonefromstealingthevehicle.Ihaveinstalledasecretswitchwhichneedstobe

pressedandheldwhileturningthekeyfromLOCKtoOFFandthenON.Thisonlyneedstobe

donewhiletheremotestarterisactive.TheISMwillfunctionnormallywhenthevehicleisnot

runningviatheremotestarter.

Afterallofthenecessarytraceshavebeencut;carefullysolderthewirestothecircuitboard

usingthepicturesasaguide.Keepinmindwhensolderingtheredandvioletwirestha

tyou

needtobeabletore‐attachtheRFIDcoilantennasoitsitsflatonthecircuitboard.Notethat

thewhitewireneedstobesolderedin2places.Alsotheorangeandgreenwirespas

sthrough

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thecircuitboardfromthebottomandaresolderedtothetop.Becarefulthattheydon’tshort

togetherastherearesmalltracesthatcomeclosetothem,andalsokeepthemawayfromthe

switchcontacts.Iused24AWGwire.OncethatisdonecutanotchordrillaholeintheISM

plasticcovertofitthewiresthroughwhensnappingtheISMbacktogether.Minecameoutthe

frontoftheISM.(Ifinstalledinthecar,thesideoftheISMthatfacesthefrontofthecar)

Next,constructthecircuitthatmyschematicdepicts.AllofthepartsareavailableatRadio

Shack.TheRFIDcoilcanbemadefromanycoatedwire.28AWGtransformerwirewillwork

well.Iused28AWGaluminumwirethatIhadlyingaround.100turnswillworkfine.Makesure

thatthetipofyoursparekeywillfitinsidethecoil.Don’tmakeittoobigeither;youwantthe

tipofthekeytojustfitinside.Thesparekeywillbetapedortie‐wrappedinsidethecoilandthe

coilwillbehiddenupinsidethedashsonoonecaneasilygettoit.

TheRS(RemoteStarter)doesn’tneedalotofcurrentbecausethiscarusesalowcurrentdigital

ignitionswitch.SoIhookedtheRS’spowerwirestoasparefuseintheIPEC22.(fusepanelat

leftsideonthedash)IremovedtheRSmain30ampfusesandreplacedthemwith10amp

ones.TheRSshouldalsoincludeakeylessentryfeature.Withoutthisyouwon’tbeableto

unlockthedoorwhentheRSisactive.ThisisbecausetheCIMignoresallkeylessentryrequests

fromthefactorytransmitterwhentheignitionison.Unfortunatelybecausetheentirecarruns

onabussystem,youwillneedtofeedwiresintothedriverdoortoaccessthelock/unlockand

trunkreleasewires;unlessofcourseyoucanfindanaftermarketI‐BUSinterfaceforaSaab9‐3.

GoodLuck!YoucanalsopurchaseaRSwithkeylessentryandanalarmifyouwantevenmore

security.IusedtheAvital4103whichhaskeylessentry.YoucangetoneonEBAYforabout$50.

UsetheWIStofindthewiresandconnectorsfortheparkinglights,doorlocks,trunkrelease,

brakelightswitch,hoodswitch,(ifyouhaveafactoryalarm)etc.Followtheinstructionsthat

camewiththeRStohookupthesewires.YouwillonlyusetheIGN#1,IGN#2,andSTART

outputsontheRS.YouwillnotneedtheACCoutput.Connectthesewirestoyournewly

creat

edcircuitboard.AlsoconnectthewiresyoupreviouslysolderedtotheISMcircuitboardto

yournewcircuitboard.Ihighlysuggestusingplug/jackconnectorssothingscanberemoved

easilyfortesting/troubleshooting.

Withanyluckwhenyouhookeverythingupitwillwork.Ifitdoesn’twork,you’llneedbasic

electronictroubleshootingskillstofindtheproblem.Ihaveitworkingona2008Saab9‐3Turbo

XwiththeB284R2.8TV6enginewithanautomatictransmission.Ididn’tfakethemodulewake

up(preparetostart)signalastheB284Rengine/ECMwillstartjustfinewithoutit.Other

engines/ECMsmayneedthissignal.Itisusedprimarilytoprimethefuelpump.Onthisengine

thefuelrailremainsunderpressurewhiletheengineisoffandthepumpcanalmostinstantly

supplytherequiredpressuretotherailanyhow.Ifyourengine/ECMneedsthissignal,another

wirewillberequired.

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Thereareafewquirksasthiscarwasneverintendedtohavearemotestartersysteminstalled.

Ifthefactoryalarmissettofull,thealarmwilltripwhentheremotestarterisactivatedbutwill

cancelahalfsecondlaterwhenthekeyisread.Thehornbeepsonceforasplitsecondanda

messageappearsontheSIDthatthealarmwastriggered.Ifyoucan’tdealwiththisyoucan

changethefactoryalarmsettingsorjustlockthedoorswiththeRSremoteandnotthefactory

remote.

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OPERATION

Ifthecarisnotrunning:

 RemotestartthecarwiththeRSremote.OncethecarisrunningyoucanusetheRS

remotetounlockthedriver’sdoor/alldoors.PlacethekeyintheISMandnoticeyou

cannotturnittoOFFfromLOCK.Pressandholdthesecretswitchwhileturningthekey

toOFFfromLOCK.Releasethesecretswitch.TurnthekeytoON.(Ifyoudidn’tinstall

theredwiresandcutthattrace,youcanjustinsertthekeyandturnittoON)Pressthe

brakepedaltodisengagetheRSmodule.(Ifyouinstalledtheredwiresandcutthat

trace,butdidn’tinstallasecretswitch;youwillneedtoshutdowntheRSwiththeRS

remoteorbypressingthebrakepedal.Thenstartthecarnormallywiththekey)(Ifyou

didn’tinstalltheRSkeylessentryfunctionoryourRSdoesn’thaveakeylessentry

option;youwillneedtoshutdowntheRSwiththeRSremote.Thenthefactoryremote

willbeabletounlockthedoors.)

Ifthecarisalreadyrunningandyouwanttoleaveitrunningwhileyourunintothestore:

 Pressthe*key(Avital4103)ontheRSremotewhiletheignitionkeyisstillintheON

position.Waitafewseconds.TurnthekeytoOFF.NoticethekeywillnotturntoLOCK.

PressandholdthesecretswitchwhileturningthekeytoLOCKfromOFF.Releasethe

secretswitch.Removethekeyandexitthecar.(Ifyoudidn’tinstalltheredwiresand

cutthattrace,youcanjustturnthekeytoLOCKandremoveitandthenexitthecar)

LockthecarwiththeRSremote.(Ifyouinstalledtheredwiresandcutthattrace,but

didn’tinstallasecretswitch;youwillnotbeabletoturntheKEYtoLOCKorremoveit;

sodonotusethisfeatureoftheRS.)(Ifyoudidn’tinstalltheRSkeylessentryfunctionor

yourRSdoesn’thaveakeylessentryoption;youwillbeabletousethisfeatu

re,butyou

willnotbeabletolockthecar,becausethelockswitchinthedriver’sdoorwillnotlock

thedoorwhileitisopen.)

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